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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
project phase
trend analysis (Technique)
scheduled finish date (SF)
staffing management plan
2. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship
successor activity
manage project team (Process)
methodology
float
3. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
virtual team
executing processes (Process Group)
project management office (PMO)
performance reports (Output/Input)
4. The process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - and making changes and corrections as needed
variance
residual risk
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
administer procurements (Process)
5. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
monitor and control risks (Process)
project management knowledge area
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
6. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.
acquire project team (Process)
finish date
inspection (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
7. Graphic display of schedule related information.
plan quality (Process)
Gantt chart (Tool)
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
projectized organization
8. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
summary activity
time and material contract (T&M)
methodology
performance measurement baseline
9. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
request for information (RFI)
claim
project
sequence activities (Process)
10. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
plan procurements (Process)
earned value management (EV
float
plan communications (Process)
11. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
result
12. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me
analogous estimating (Technique)
input (Process) input
threat
staffing management plan
13. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
performance reports (Output/Input)
practice
three point estimate (Technique)
lead (Technique)
14. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project
scope
activity list (Output/Input)
reserve analysis (Technique)
produce scope
15. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
late finish date (LF)
project
matrix organization
schedule performance index (SPI)
16. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
risk management plan (Output/Input)
secondary risk
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
percent complete
17. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
monitor and control project work (Process)
project calendar
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
co-location (Technique)
18. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups
work breakdown structure dictionary
perform quality control (Process)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
project management plan (Output/Input)
19. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
imposed date
tool
program
grade
20. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
path divergence
risk avoidance (Technique)
claim
constraint (Input)
21. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed
contract (Output/Input)
reserve
seller
activity list (Output/Input)
22. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
path convergence
risk mitigation (Technique)
variance
early finish date (EF)
23. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity
path convergence
schedule compression
summary activity
sensitivity analysis
24. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
initiating processes (Process Group)
scope change
project manager
determine budget (Process)
25. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
risk register (Output/Input)
virtual team
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
26. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
schedule baseline
risk register (Output/Input)
schedule performance index (SPI)
data date
27. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer
planned value (PV)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
external deliverable
administer procurements (Process)
28. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
technique
planned value (PV)
activity code
sub phase
29. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
direct and manage project execution (Process)
specification
change control system (Tool)
requirement
30. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
execute
resource leveling (Technique)
trend analysis (Technique)
defect
31. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector
planned value (PV)
application area
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
acquire project team (Process)
32. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
network path
brainstorming (Technique)
produce scope
scope
33. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
value engineering
validation
successor activity
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
34. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
project
lessons learned knowledge base
procurement documents (Output/Input)
decomposition (Technique)
35. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
forecast
scope creep
quality management plan (Output/Input)
expected monetary value (EMV)
36. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
fast tracking (Technique)
resource histogram
monitor
close procurements (Process)
37. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
project schedule (Output/Input)
program
budget at completion (BAC)
38. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
inspection (Technique)
program
earned value (EV)
39. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
produce scope
project life cycle
assumptions analysis (Technique)
40. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
virtual team
risk tolerance
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
near critical activity
41. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks
scheduled start date (SS)
imposed date
preventative action
successor activity
42. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
late start date (LS)
functional manager
portfolio
path convergence
43. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
estimate (Output/Input)
network logic
activity identifier
execute
44. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
Delphi technique (Technique)
regulation
influence diagram (Tool)
schedule model (Tool)
45. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.
resource calendar
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
predecessor activity
project management plan (Output/Input)
46. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders
execute
milestone
distribute information (Process)
work authorization
47. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
forward pass
constraint (Input)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
node
48. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
percent complete
risk mitigation (Technique)
tool
define activities (Process)
49. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
project manager
define scope (Process)
contract (Output/Input)
forecast
50. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
rework
verification
flowcharting (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)